Folding crate.



C. RULARK.. FOLDING GRATE. APPLICATION Umm JAN.14.,1908.

Patented Julyzo, 1909.-

G. E. CLARK.

'FOLDING CRATE.

. APPLICATION FILED JAI-1.14. 1908. 928,586..- Patented July 2o, 1909.

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vSpeeificatio'n o .Letters Patent;

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To alZ'tL-om it may concern.: lle it known that, 1 CLARA E. CLARK., s citizen or the United States, residing` at Se line; R. D.'- No. 6, in the county ofA Saline and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Folding Crates, of which the following isa specifica- This invention relates' to receptacles en d more particularly to crates of the knock doit n type, and 'has for its obieet to provide a crate oltlns er .eter which may be con veinientlj: set up lien itjis desired to ship gooi'ls ,end which. mey be convenientli;v knockeddown and folded in compact manm 11er in the return shipment of the Crate.l

Other objects and advantagesxwill be apparent' from the following description and it will be understood that changes in the spe# Ciiestrueture shown' and deseribedmay be mede `within the scope ofthe claims wlthout departingfrom the spirit of' the invention.

in' the drawingsiorming a portion of this speciheation, and mnvhichhke numerals' of 25.

reference indicate similar parts in. the several views. Figure l is a perspective View of the-present crate, Fig. 2 isa vertical longitudinal sectional View on the line 2-2 of Fig, l., Fig. f3 a transverse sectional View on the line of Fig. l, Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional View on the line 4441 of Fig. l, Fig. 5 is a plan View of the crate unfolded, Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 5 showing the opposite side of the crete. Fig. 7 is an end View or' the crate in its foldedpositionln carrying out the object of my'invention, employ a square fabriebase-forming 'member 18, having a square extended portion 9 along one side, of an area less than that of the baseor major portion 18. ln Fig. 6 an outline View of this f abric base is shown. Secured centrallyT to this base. portion 18, is

a liet stiil1 bottom-forming member l1, haw' ing beveled. y'edges and secured 'to the extended member 9l is a bevel edged. liat, stiil, lid- 'forming-*member 1 6, these members 11- and 16 being ofequalsize. Positioned between the lid and bottom orining members, aS.

- shown 'in' Fig. 5, is a bevel edged side-forming member 13 of length equal .to the lengthl of said lid-forming member as disclosed. in

alinement With the lid and side member 13 end -ad j acent to the vbottinforming;"member ll, is n bevel edged side-forming member l2.

Secured to the flat fabric' base 18,'adjacent to the ends ol' the bottom 11, are two similar' beiiel edged rectangularendmembers lZl and l of a Width equelto tli'e Widthof said sideto the Widthoi said bottoni forming meub. ners. As shown 1n Eig. 5, the lid, thetwo end .inen'iners landfl, and the side member 12,.

edge of the base-forming member d8. These sideand end members, aswell asthe bottom and lid niembeis, are secured tothe fabric base by ineens of rivets 17, as shown-in Fig. e. or by any othersuitable inea-ns. In order to impart rigidity'to the box when set or ad-l justed to ice-rm a reeep'tecle, I employ a partition or cross-member .1.2, which, by means of hinge 23, is secured to-the base 11. This construction insures four corners 19,01 the members are adapted'to detachablg' enioldedY these members can be readil)v lieleased. The transverse member 22, shown in Fg. 4i is 'provided with hooks Z4 and '25 engaging Within suitable eyelets 26 secured to the sides end i3 so'that the 'erste is Centrally braced. 1

jWhen the sides and 'ends nre carried u'p- 'ward the beveled e .ges of the adjacent box ,forming elements. rest upon one anether as disclosed in Fig. 3. 4so that the bottoni member. lll supports the tivoA end and side Imembers. .The fabric base 18 prevents any lateral displacement ol these box forming elements along their-meeting edges'. This construotion method insures alight, simple `:md easily operated device.

in Fig. 6, thefour cornertying members' 'are shown, being marked '29, Sil 3e and 3G.

Having thus described my said invention, what l Gleim as' new end 'desire .to secure by United States Letters Patent is iorin ing members and .being of a length equal all have' their outer edges flush with theputm' base remaining uncovered, and these uncer-` eage the studs so that when the crate is to be These tying inernbers '29 as Well nsthe 'tj/ing iin base having a Asquare extending -Portion along one side .of an area less than saidbase section7 a flat, stiff bottom-forming member having beveled edges secured centralbT u 'on said base. and being of an area equal to t at tioned between said bottom and lid forming inembers, two similar bevel edged rectangular end members ofa width equal to said side formingmembers and being of'a length equal t'o the width of said bottom forming member, a second bevel edged side forming endv members having their outer edges flush with the edge of said fabric base,y the four square uncovered fabric corner )ortions of said base being adapted to be fol ed into the form of a' right-angled triangle, and fastening means to secure. said fabric corner portions When folded and means to detachably secure said ends and sides, all arranged as set lforth.

In testimony whereof I my signa-turc,

in presence of two witnesses.

"J CLARA E. CLARK.

fitnessesz WILBUR S. Fam', LULA B. Mi'roHELL. 

